The five basic human rights are the right to life, liberty, and security of person; the right to education; the right to work and to form a family; the right to an adequate standard of living; and the right to participate in cultural life.
These rights are recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. The Universal Declaration provides a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, and it has been used as the basis for the development of international human rights law.
Other human rights include the right to freedom of expression, the right to privacy, the right to a fair trial, and the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment.
